Jigger for dyeing fabrics and similar purposes.



H. L. QUICK.

JIGGER FOR DYEING FABRICS AND SIMILAR PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 1, 1914.

1,165,83. Patented Dec. 28, 1915.

3 SHEETS-SHEET i.

H. L. QUICK.

JIGGER FOR DYEING FABRICS AND SIMILAR PURPOSES.

' APPLICATION FILED JAN- 7. 1914.

1,165,803. Patented Dec.28,1915.

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H. L. QUICK.

HGGER FOR DYE!NG FABRICS AND SIMILAR PURPOSES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 7. 1914.

1,155,803. Patented. Dec. 28, 1915 3% a SHEETS-SHEET a. N3

HOWARD L. QUICK, 03] NEW YORK, N. Y.

JIGGER FOR DYEING FABRICS AND SIMILAR PURPOSES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1315.

Application filed January 7, 1914. Serial No. 810,755.

To aZZ whom it may concern Be it known that I, HOWARD L. QUICK, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the borough of Brooklyn, city of New York, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Jiggers for Dyeing Fabrics and Similar Purposes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to jiggers such as are used for jigging fabrics through liquors and especially to jiggers used for dyeing, bleaching, finishing and similar fabric treating processes. In this class of machine a supply of fabric, say a piece of several thousand yards, Wound upon a beam of the machine and passed back and forth over rollers or idlers arranged in the tank or tub, connects With a second beam arranged outside the tub the same as the first beam. To pass the fabric through the liquor in the tub power is applied to one beam to revolve it, and a slight tension is applied to the other beam, which latter is allowed to run idle. When the beam to which the power is applied is set into operation the fabric is reeled from the one beam upon the other; and in its course of travel it passes into and out of the bath of liquor. The relative sizes of the rolls of fabric upon the beams is constantly changing and near the end of the run the fabric and the idly running beam are traveling at a great speed.

The principal object of my invention is to provide an operating device for the beams which will operate them very smoothly, noiselessly and with the least possible effect upon the fabric. Since the idle running beam is operated through the fabric itself, and as the weight of the beam and its fabric is considerable, any irregularity or unevenness of the drive not only causes the fabric to be unevenly wound but it is also detrimental to the fabric, causing irregular stretching and sometimes breakage. These objections are overcome by a simple and effective drive embodied as part of my present invention.

Another object of my invention is to provide a control for the device by means of which errors in operation, and breakage or undue stretching of the fabric are avoided. In this respect I provide means which will simultaneously shift the operating force from one beam to the other; and this device is so arranged that only one beam can be set lnto operation at a time. The operator can not set both beams into operation at the same time and thus tear the fabric apart. I also provide means whereby either roller (Whichever is being driven) may be immediately disconnected from the drive without necessarily reversing the direction of motion. In fact this feature, although associated with and related to the first, permits the stopping of the beams instantly whenever trouble arises, and the operator need not consider the condition of the reversing device at the'moment of stopping. By arranging the reversing and stopping devices to be operated independently there is less apt to be error in restarting the beams after they have been temporarily stopped; because the stopping does not necessarily change the reversing device.

Another object of my invention is to so construct the jigger that one of the slow steps which has heretofore been carried out on machines of this character, but which is not necessary to the treating process, may be entirely eliminated. That is, I make it possible to entirely eliminate the operation of batching the goods after they have been jigged through the liquor. I-Ieretofore it hasbeen customary to rewind the fabric, following its treatment in the bath, from the beam of the jigger, upon a shell so as to be removable from the jigger and be in condition for other steps or processes of treatment. Under the present invention shells take the place of the ordinary beams of the jigger and they are made removable and. interchangeable, so that the roll of fabric is immediately removable with its shell upon the completion of the jigging operation, and without any other rewinding' or batching. This is important when it is considered that the batching of a five thousand yard piece of fabric takes about two hours and that this forms no part of the actual treatment of the fabric.

In the drawings forming part of this application, Figure 1 is an end elevation of a jigger embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a plan view thereof, Fig. 3 is a front elevation thereof, with parts of the clutch devices shown in section, Fig. 4 is a sectional view, showing, on a larger scale, the shell and the means for detachably securing it in the jigger, and Fig. is a sectional iew, taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3, and showing the connection of the shell trunnions and the chucks.

The jigger' herein shown is, in many respects, of a conventional type. There is shown a tank or tub l, for the liquor, having straight side walls 2, slanting end walls 3, and a bottom 4 forming a liquor chamber The tub is mounted upona platform 6 arranged between the supporting standards 7, 8. Within the tank are arranged the usual idlers for guiding the fabric in adevious course through the liquor; and for this purpose I have shown the lower idlers 9 and the upper idlers 10, all arranged parallel with one another.

The shells, which in the present structure take the place of the ordinary jigger beams, each consists of a tubular shell 11 having a head 12 in each end. Each head has a shank or trunnion 13, having a bore 14 therethrough. In each of the brackets 15, there is arranged a bearing block 16 which 18 SllClable in the socket 17. A screw 18 is threaded into one end of the block and it has collars 19 engaging the opposite sides of the journal 20 to prevent lengthwise movement. By turning the wheel 21 the screw may be operated to move the block 16 along 1l'.S socket toward or from the shell 11. There is a sleeve 22 revolving inside the block 16 upon the ball bearings 23; and one end of this sleeve is formed as a chuck to receive the trunnion 13 of the shell.

The trunnion and the socket of the chuck member are made of such shape that these parts must turn together; and 1 preferably make them square as shown in Fig. 5 for this purpose. This construction is the same for both shells.

On the frame at one side of the tank there are standards 25 having journals 26, in which the shafts 27, 28 revolve. Each of these shafts has a chuck 29 on one end, which correspond with the chucks 24. They receive the trunnions 30 on one end of the shell. Each of the shafts 27, 28 preferably carries a pulley 31 over which engages a rope loop 32 tightened by a weight 33 to create more or less tension upon the shells.

In line with the shafts 2'7, 28 there are shafts 34, 35 mounted in the brackets 36; and each is provided with a power member, here shown as pulleys 37, 38 over which engages a belt 39. This belt passes in one direction around the pulley 37 and then in the other direction around the pulley 38 and over an idler 40 arranged below. The belt may be driven from any suitable source; and it serves to operate either pulley and its shaft and the corresponding shell; and since the pulleys are revolved in opposite direc tions the shell 11 when driven will turn in the opposite direction to the shell 11 when it is driven. The pulleys 37, 38 are both loose upon their respective shafts and the shafts are made to turn with their pulleys by means of clutches. There is a wheel 41 upon the hub of each pulley, with which a friction clutch member 42, keyed to the shaft, is adapted to engage whenever one of the shafts 34, 35 is to be made to turn with its pulley. The clutches are thrown in by means of the sliding cones 43 acting on the toggles 44, which latter are fulcrumed to a collar 45 on the shaft.

There is a hand lever 46 adapted to be operated from either end; and it is fulcrumed at 47 upon a bracket arranged between the cones. The lever has slots 48 in which engage the pins 49 on the collars 50, which latter encircle the cones. -l/Vhenever the lever 46 is moved in one direction the cone 43 is shifted to throw in the clutch 42, and release the clutch 42; and when moved in the opposite direction the cone 43 is moved to throw in the clutch 42 and to throw the clutch 42 out. Only one of the clutches can be thrown in at a time, so that the shells are never operated in opposition to each other. That is, they are never operated so that both at the same time wind up or unwind the fabricin opposite directions. The lever 46, therefore controls the reversing of the shells and insures their operation in opposite directions.

The only parts carried by the shafts 27, 28 are the shells; and the pulleys 37, 38 and other parts are carried independently upon the shafts 34, 35.

The connections between the shafts 27 28 and shafts 34, 35 are what may be broadly termed flexible. That is the connections are such, that any slight irregularities in the movements of the shafts 34, 35 due to the operation of the pulleys or other portions of the drive, are not transmitted to the shells; and the latter are therefore operated very smoothly.

The shafts 34, 27 and 35, 28, are respectively in axial alinement. Upon these several shafts I provide the flexible connections which preferably comprise the means for throwing the shells individually into or out of operation. Upon each shaft 27, 28 I have shown a clutch member 51 having engaging projections 52; and I have shown clutch members 53 connected by feathers to slide on the shafts 34, 35. These clutch members 53 also have projections 54 for engaging the projections 52. The projections 54 and 52 do not fit each other closely, so that there may be a slight relative turning of the shaft 34 or the shaft 35 in relation to the shaft 27 or shaft 28, whenever one ofthe latter is being revolved, in order that slight irregularities in the operation of the shafts 34, 35 will be lost before reaching the shells. Also any slight torsion of the shafts 34, 35 will not affect the shafts 27, 28. This insures the smooth and regular operation of the shells and avoids all jirk upon the fabric.

Operation: The roll of fabric being arranged on one of the shells and the end carried around the idlers to the opposite shell, the latter is set into operation by throwing the lever 46. Let it be assumed that the fabric is introduced into the machine upon the shell 11. This is accomplished by in serting the trunnion 30 into the chuck 29 and by bringing the trunnion 13 into line with the chuck 24:. The wheel 21 is then turned to advance the block 16 and sleeve 22 to engage the chuck 24 with the trunnion 13. If not previously positioned, the lever 46 will be swung to throw in the clutch L2 and to throw out the clutch 42. If the clutch 51, 53 is not previously. engaged the member 53'will be slid along to engage the member 51. The shell 11 will now be revolved by the power transmitted through the belt 39, pulley 38 and shafts 35 and 28. The shell 11, running as an idler, will be revolved by the pull of the fabric and the latter will be taken from the shell 11' and be wound upon the shell 11, passing at the same time around the rollers 9, 10. If any difficultyarises requiring stoppage of the operation, as where the goods is not traveling properly, or where the end of the run has been reached the hand clutch is thrown out by sliding the member 53. If the stoppage is a temporary one the clutch53, 51 may be again thrown in to start the shell 11 again; and this clutch may again be thrown out at the end of the run. Vhen it is desired to reverse the movement of the fabric the lever 46 is reversed, to throw out clutch 42 and throw in the clutch 42. The hand clutch 51, 5-3 is then thrown in, if not already in, The shell 11 is now driven and the fabric is wound back upon it. These operations may be repeated as many times as necessary. When the operations have been completed the shell then containing the fabric is removed by operating one or the other of the wheels 21 to release the desired shell from its chuck. From this it will be apparent that all necessity of batching the fabric after the jigging has been completed is unnecessary.

With the present arrangement of clutches there is no liklihood of the operator becoming confused and injuring the fabric. During the operation of the shells he need only regard the clutch 5153 or 5153', and whenever he desires to stop the shells he throws out either of these clutches. During a run in one direction he can stop and start the shells as many times as desired without unintentionally reversing them.

When it comes to reversing the shells he must throw out the one and throw in the other; and this may be done without particular regard for the condition of the clutches.

Having described my invention, what I claim is:

1. A jigger embodying a tank, revoluble supports for jigging the fabric through the tank and means for operating the supports embodying shafts and pulleys for driving the supports, one for each support mounted independent of the supports, a belt engaging reversely over said pulleys to operate the supports and flexible connections between the pulleys and said supports.

2. A jigger embodying a tank, revoluble supports for jigging the fabric through the tank, means for operating the supports, embodying a shaft and pulley for driving each support, said pulleys being mounted independent of the supports, a belt engaging reversely over said pulleys to operate the supports, flexible connections between said pul leys and said supports, and a clutch device interposed between the pulleys and the supports for simultaneously throwing one of said supports into operation and the other out of operation.

3. A jigger, embodying a tank, revoluble supports for jigging the fabric through the tank, and means foroperating the supports, embodying a drive for both beams, a clutch device for simultaneously throwing one of said supports into operation and the other out of operation, and a clutch for each support adapted to throw the respective sup ports out of operation independently of said first clutch device.

4. A jigger, embodying a tank, revoluble supports for jigging the fabric through the tank, and means for operating the supports, embodying a driving means for both sup ports, a friction. clutch device for simultaneously throwing one of said supports into operation and the other out of operation, and independently operated aw clutches for throwing out of operation either of said supports independently of said friction clutch device.

5. A jigger embodying a tank, revoluble members for jigging the fabric through the tank, and driving means for operating the revoluble members, the entire driving means being mounted independently of said revoluble members, and flexible connections between said driving means and said supports.

6. A jigger, embodying a tank, revoluble supports for jigging the fabric through the tank, shafts, and means for operating the supports, comprising driving means for said supports, the entire driving means being supported independently of said supports and including shafts arranged in alinement with said support shafts, and connections between said support shafts and said last mentioned shafts which will transmit only rotative movement to said supports and comprising clutch members for disconnecting said first and said second mentioned shafts.

7. A jigger, embodying a tank, revoluble supports for jigging the fabric through the tank, shafts for said supports, and means for operating the supports, comprising shafts, one for each support shaft, in alinement therewith, a pulley on each of said second mentioned shafts, a belt running reversely over said pulleys, friction clutches for throwing said second mentioned shafts into operation with their respective pulleys, and means for operating said friction clutches in alternate relation, and for connecting said support shafts and said pulley shafts which will transmit only rotative movement to said support shafts and comprising clutch members adapted to individually disconnect the support shafts from their respective pulley shafts.

8. A igger embodying a tank, revoluble supports arranged to perform the functions of the usual jigger beams, whereby the fabric is jigged through the tank and whereby the fabric is wound from one of said supports around the other, said supports having trunnions, and chucks for detachably supporting said supports over said tank, whereby said supports may be detached from the jigger to be bodily removed with the fabric thereon for the purpose set forth.

9. A jigger, embodying a tank, revoluble supports for jigging the fabric through the tank, and having trunnions, and chuck members for receiving said trunnions and supporting the supports to be revolved, said chuck members being relatively adjustable toward and from each other to permit the said supports to be attached to and detached from, the chuck members.

10. A jigger, embodying a tank, revoluble supports for jigging the fabric through the tank, said supports having trunnions, and means for revolubly supporting the supports over the tank, comprising a shaft having a chuck member for receiving one trunnion of the support, a revoluble sleeve having a second chuck member for receiving the other trunnion of the support, a journal box, a sliding journal block therein, said sleeve being mounted-to turn on ball bearings in said journal block, and a threaded member for moving the ournal block to adjust the chuck members toward and from each other.

Signed at the city of New York, county and State of New York, this 24th day of December, 1913.

HOWARD L. QUICK.

\Vitnesses CHARLES Gr. HENsLEY, A. B. DOLLARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

Washington, I). G. 

